| Director | Alex Gibney, Alison Ellwood |
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"Magic Trip" is a documentary that chronicles the infamous 1964 cross-country bus trip taken by Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters, featuring appearances by Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and members of the Grateful Dead. Fueled by LSD and a desire to challenge societal norms, their journey was a chaotic and transformative experiment in consciousness and communal living, captured on film by the participants themselves. The documentary weaves together this raw, home-movie footage with interviews from those involved, offering a vivid and often disorienting look at a pivotal moment in the counterculture movement.